much rent could be covered by Housing Benefit.

encourages them to take responsibility for budgeting and paying their rent themselves rather than having it paid for them.

work benefit they could receive is expected to help tenants bridge the gap between being out of work and taking a job.

the need for individual claims to be referred to a rent officer before a decision is made. LHA will be paid to the tenant based on how many people live with them and the area they want to live in. This will speed up the decision-making process

With these changes we want LHA tenants to be able to make choices and tenancy agreements in the same way as other tenants do. The fact that the tenant’s income comes from the local authority will be incidental. The local authority’s role will be to ensure the tenant receives their allowance on time so that rent can be paid on time.

which will benefit both tenants and landlords.